Riding toy



SePf- 13, 1932.

RIDING TOY Filed NOV-- 9 1951 y INVENTOR, m41 Einem' Patented Sept. 13, 1932 UNITED STATES FRANK rAsoEr'rr, or DETRoin'MIoHIGAN PLATE-NT joFFlc-,Ef

RIDING '.roYy v Application led November 9, 19317.*,7Ser'ia1 No. 573,882.V Y i simulation of the galloping of a horse. It

is an object of the present invention to provide a toy of this class which will be simple in structure, economical of manufacture, durable, easily and quickly assembled and with a minimum number of parts.

Another object of the present invention is 2o the provision of a toy of this class vhaving leg forming portions and a neck forming portion which may be turned from side to side to determine the course of the vehicle.

Other objects will appear hereinafter.

The invention consists in the combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter described and claimed. Y

The invention will loe best understood from a reference to the accompanying drawing which forms a part of the specification and in which,

Fig. 1 is a side elevational view with parts broken away and parts shown in section,

Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken on line 2 2 of Fig. l,

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary sectional view taken on line 3 3 of Fig. 1.

In the form of the invention illustrated the main body portion has been formed to repeO resent a horse, although from the description it will apear obvious that other forms may be used to represent various types of animals, fowls, etc.

The seating or supporting portion 7 is provided with a pair of downwardly directed, rearwardly extended, diverging legs 8 which serve as journals for the axle 9 on which are mounted the wheels 10. The forward end of the main body, at the under side thereof, is recessed as at 11 in which is adapted toen Tula-te the galloping of an animal.

VtersA Patent is `gage. 'the bloclr12, depending from which are the forward, spaced supporting legs 13,` projected th-rough which is the frontf'axle' 14. Thisv axle 14: projects eccentrically through thewheel'l, which'is xedly attached to the Q55 axle lelwhich may be rotated by means of Athe cranks 16 and pedals 17 Upon a rotation of the wheel 15 a forward movement of the device Iis eEected and on account of the veccentric mounting of the wheel 15 the for- 56"() `ward end of the supporting body is lowered `and raised alternately'. As this raising and lowering is vsimultaneous with the forward movement the body 7 is so movedas to sim- A hollow pivot pin 18, having a head1'9 'on one end, is rotatably projected'through the passage 27 formed in the body 7 and through the passage 21 formed in the neck-forming portion 22. A screw 23 serves to prevent relative rotation of the portion 22 and the pivot pin 18. This pin 18 projects through and is fixed to a clevis 20 which embraces the block 12. A wear plate 28 is secured to the body for engagement with the plate portion of the clevis.

Handle bars 26 are attached to a rod 24 which is projected into the pin 18 and secured against relative rotation therein by the set screw 25. By means of the handle bars a child sitting on the portion 7 may steer the vehicle where desired while the propulsion is effected 'by the pedals. The movement of the body 7, resulting from the eccentric mounting of the wheel 15 is indicated in f dotted lines in Fig. 1.

,100 sald recess and having an opening formedtherein communicating with a vertically eX- tended passage communicating with said recess; a block engaging in said recess; an inverted clevis embracing said block; a tubu- 51 lar pivot pin liXedly connected at its lower end to said clevis and projected through said wear plate and through said passage; an eccentrically mounted wheel carried by said block; and means for rotating said pivot pin for effecting a swinging of said block. 2. In a riding toy of the class described, a supporting body, having the under portion of its forward end provided with a recess; a wear plate mounted on the upper surface III,4 0f said recess and having an opening formed ytherein communicating with a vertically eX- .tended passage communicating with said recess; a block engaging in said recess; an in verted clevis embracing said block; a tubu- :lo lar pivot pin-iXedly connected at its lower end to said clevis and projected through said wear plate and through said passage; an ec- 'centrically mounted wheel carried by said block; means for rotating said pivot pin for effecting a swinging of said block7 and a head forming portion projecting above the Yforward end of said body and iixedly mounted on said pin and rotatable in unison there- Y with. In testimony whereof I have signed the foregoing.

v FRANK PASCETTI. 

